The African Organization for Rights and Development hosted a two-day workshop entitled “Nonviolence and Social Change” held by the Building for Democracy and Development Organization from May 9 to 11, 2024 within the AFORD space for civil society organizations in Kampala, with the participation of a group of 16 individuals representing different places in Sudan, Gezira, Darfur, Kordofan, Sennar, Northern State and Khartoum
The workshop was evaluated by the participants who expressed their opinions about the training and its content in general as apositive overall evaluation was provided. The Bina for Democracy and Development Organization thanked the African Organization for Rights and Development for hosting the activity and facilitating the workshop. The participants called for holding more workshops in the future and recommended that the organization hold Continuing training workshops to enhance skills in the field of non-violence and social change
The participants made personal pledges to apply the principles of nonviolence in their daily lives and work to promote social change in their communities. Small work teams were formed to implement specific projects aimed at promoting nonviolence and achieving social change in their areas.
This activity is an important step towards promoting non-violence and enhancing the culture of democracy in Sudan. It is expected to contribute to empowering Sudanese civil society and enhancing its role in achieving positive social change.
